@evol_genomics
academic.oup.com A Taxonomist’s Guide to the Genealogical Divergence Index Abstract. Speciation proceeds independently across lineages, generating varying levels of genetic divergence that are difficult to translate into discrete 
www.nature.com Eukaryotes’ closest relatives are internally simple syntrophic peptidotrophic archaea Nature - Cultures reveal conservation of cell structure, physical symbioses and anaerobiosis across Heimdallarchaeia (the archaeal lineage that branches closest to eukaryotes) and other... 
academic.oup.com Properties of Biodiversity Indices that Incorporate Future Extinction Risk Abstract. The loss of biodiversity due to the likely widespread extinction of species in the near future is a focus of current concern in conservation biol 
www.nature.com A supergene and genomic mosaicism are associated with phenotypic evolution in Galápagos tree finches Nature Communications - Adaptive radiations produce striking phenotypic diversity over remarkably short evolutionary timescales. This study uses genomic analyses of Darwin’s tree finches to... 
academic.oup.com 'Early-Diverging' Lineages Provide Little Information about Ancestors Abstract. Large phylogenetic trees are often unbalanced near the root, with a species-depauperate lineage sister to a far more species-rich clade. The spec 